Example sentences of "it has almost " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point of contact with the fable of disembodied consciousness is that thinking has become Raskolnikov 's work , it has almost become Raskolnikov , and if he did and were nothing but this work we would have the first part of Notes from Underground repeated . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that a form of parasitic violence has battened upon this pastime and flourished to such an extent that it has almost killed the host institution . |
| 3 | It has almost everything to do with the age of the child , his ability to become absorbed in a task ( whether or not he can see the point of it ) , and his comparative insulation from the world . |
| 4 | According to a survey by the Institution of Environmental Health Officers , the rat population increased by 20 per cent in a single year , 1988–89 , and it has almost certainly rocketed since . |
| 5 | If wood is physically restrained from shrinking when it wants to do so it will split , because it has almost no tensile strength across the grain . |
| 6 | ‘ Cars are also important for old folk and are essential in the rural parishes of Suffolk — it has almost become a necessity . |
| 7 | The number of sea-bed samples from surveys made by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office also continues to increase : it has almost doubled compared with last year . |
| 8 | It has almost always been the case that some group or groups have controlled and exploited other groups . |
| 9 | The result is that there is no coherent and sustained statement of the classical Greek or Athenian case for democracy ; while the case against it has almost monopolized the attention of posterity . |
| 10 | ‘ And at times it has almost seemed as if everyone has had something to say about me , and it has often been those people who have never read The Satanic Verses who have had the most to say . |
| 11 | It is a point made so many times by so many people that it has almost lost its meaning : even if all children went to the same nursery , primary and secondary schools , their examination performance and hence their entry to higher education establishments and eventually to well-paid jobs will still vary according to their family background . |
| 12 | This is consistent with the observations of the microwave background radiation , which show that it has almost exactly the same intensity in any direction . |
| 13 | As the city has grown it has almost swallowed up Carrington , and Sherwood and there have been further houses built between the city and Carrington making distinction between the districts difficult . |
| 14 | The spreadsheet at the heart of Symphony is not unlike 1-2-3 and it has almost as extensive range of commands and functions . |
| 15 | It has almost doubled exports since 1985 and we shall continue to work to ensure that more and more markets are open to the high-quality products that are produced in my hon. Friend 's constituency . |
| 16 | The Pigou-Friedman view that competitive market economies tend to gravitate towards a state of overall full employment is now such a firmly entrenched proposition in macroeconomics that it has almost gained the status of an axiom . |
| 17 | In the case of Byrd it has almost always been the latter ; and this is one reason why the performance practice of Byrd 's music is sorely in need of revolution . |
| 18 | In dogs over three months of age , the hepatic-tracheal migration occurs less frequently , and at six months it has almost ceased . |